Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has imposed a 10% fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge (FPPAS) on electricity consumers for June. This means, if a household’s average monthly bill is Rs 1,000, then in June, they will pay Rs 1,100.The surcharge, based on fuel and power purchase costs incurred in March 2026, is expected to generate around Rs 1,610.57 crore from consumers.According to a UPPCL order issued on Friday, the calculated FPPAS for March 2026 worked out to 20.61%. However, under the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (UPERC) regulations, the surcharge recoverable in a month is capped at 10%, which will be levied through June electricity bills. The order also indicates that the remaining unrecovered amount may be adjusted in the subsequent month of July.Reacting sharply, Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad chairman and State Advisory Committee member Avadhesh Kumar Verma alleged that consumers were being unfairly burdened at a time when they were already facing inflation, rising fuel prices and power supply issues.He claimed that nearly Rs 1,400 crore in old dues from the past two years was included in the surcharge calculations, inflating the amount.Verma further alleged that while the UPERC had approved a power purchase cost of Rs 4.94 per unit in its tariff order, UPPCL showed an actual purchase cost of about Rs 5.86 per unit for March 2026, resulting in an additional burden of around Rs 1,610 crore on consumers.He demanded an independent investigation into the circumstances under which expensive power was procured and questioned purchases from private power producers at higher rates.The consumer body has also sought amendments in the fuel surcharge regulations and urged an immediate halt on further recoveries until a detailed investigation is completed.June FPPAS hike is not increase in power tariff: UPPCLLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) on Saturday clarified that the proposed 10% fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge (FPPAS) for June 2026 is temporary and should not be construed as an increase in electricity tariffs.The corporation said the base electricity tariff for consumers in Uttar Pradesh has remained unchanged for nearly six years. The proposed FPPAS for June 2026 is a temporary and variable surcharge applied under provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), based on fluctuations in actual power procurement costs.According to UPPCL, the FPPAS is determined under the MYT Regulations, 2025, notified by UPERC. It is calculated based on the difference between the actual power purchase cost and the cost approved by the regulator for a period three months prior. As a result, the surcharge varies every month and can even turn negative, providing relief to consumers.Citing recent examples, UPPCL said the FPPAS stood at 10% in Feb 2026 but fell to minus 2.42% in March 2026. Between April 2025 and June 2026, the adjustment remained both positive and negative at different times, indicating that it is neither a permanent charge nor a reflection of any tariff hike.The utility attributed the proposed 10% FPPAS for June mainly to certain one-time payments made in compliance with orders of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity. These include arrears payable to NTPC towards ash transportation charges and settlement of pending dues of previous years to the Central Transmission Utility, which temporarily increased power procurement costs.
